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As the senior Symposium class anticipates the arrival of this year’s Symposium author, Tayari Jones, the students are tasked with the creation of their first passion project. This challenges them with the task of designing a piece that both encapsulates a work of Ms. Jones’ that they choose, while using their own creative talents as […]
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Whether you are walking down the hallway in Seaverns or a member of the senior Symposium class, the beloved Warren Baird English Symposium has left its mark on each member of the KO community since it began in 1983. The program has since developed into an engaging class for interested seniors and has become an […]
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the telling is a podcast dedicated to exploring the works of New York Times best-selling author, Tayari Jones. Linked below are the first episodes:
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English teacher William Martino is excited to welcome New York Times best-selling author and novelist Tayari Jones as KO’s 2022-2023 Symposium author. Students in next year’s first-semester Symposium class taught by Mr. Martino will uncover Jones’s work through hands-on classroom activities such as creative writing, analysis of her novels, and art projects; the semester will […]
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After an exciting semester with English teacher Mela Frye, Symposium students were thrilled that they were able to finally meet Symposium author Tracy K. Smith after her visit was postponed a month due to COVID-19 precautions. Smith visited KO on Feb. 7 and 8, 2022, the culmination of a six-month long deep dive into Smith’s […]
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The Warren Baird English Symposium at Kingswood Oxford is known for its wide selection of notable authors, poets, and playwrights. Each of the remarkable writers that offer KO words of wisdom and great perspectives leave their mark on the school. This year’s Symposium author, Tracy K. Smith, brought forth clarity and a beacon of hope […]
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On Thursday, Jan. 6, the art gallery premiered pieces from both the Advanced Studio Art class and English symposium class. The gallery was a hit; there was a great turnout with many parents in attendance. Though the gallery contained works featuring many different mediums such as installation, mixed media, and painting, many of the students […]
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On Thursday, Jan. 7, 2022, this year’s Baird Symposium author – renowned poet and author Tracy K. Smith – was scheduled to make her arrival on the Kingswood Oxford campus, but unfortunately, due to COVID-19-related concerns, her visit had to been postponed to Tuesday, Feb. 8. Smith is the 39th Baird Symposium author since the […]
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Kingswood Oxford’s Senior Symposium program has been lauded as a facet of the school’s curriculum that inspires creativity, community, and collaboration. This year’s Senior Symposium class, taught by English teacher Mela Frye, has taken the program to new heights through its community-based Symposium projects. Students in the 2021-2022 Symposium class have been studying poet and […]
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Tracy K. Smith will serve as KO’s 2021-2022 Symposium author, and English teacher Mela Frye (next year’s teacher) is working with the rest of the English department as they begin accepting applications from current juniors. Tracy K. Smith was born in Falmouth, Mass. and was raised in Fairfield, Calif., deeply influenced by writers like Mark […]
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